Colorado Amendment Determination Letter



April 28, 2015

The Honorable Robert Hammond
Commissioner of Education
Colorado Department of Education
201 East Colfax Ave., Room 500
Denver, CO 80203

Dear Commissioner Hammond:

This letter serves as a response to the Colorado Department of Education’s (CDE) March 9, 2015 request for waivers of certain requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, and other changes to its approved ESEA flexibility request. Specifically, CDE requested the following waivers:

After reviewing CDE’s request, pursuant to my authority under ESEA section 9401, I am granting a one-year waiver (for school year 20142015) of ESEA sections 1111(b)(1)(B) and 1111(b)(3)(C)(i) and the corresponding regulatory provisions in order that LEAs in Colorado are not required to double test students in the following situations: